OAOHS and Solucient Partner to Enhance Health Care Delivery Product Suite Improves Bottom Line for Health Plans WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc. (OAOHS) and Solucient(R) have entered into an agreement that provides health plans with a unique combination of claims processing, editing, and decision support capabilities. The offering incorporates Solucient's Peer-A-Med(R) and AUTO-AUDIT(R) tools into the OAOHS product suite, enabling OAOHS users to more accurately process claims and analyze data to enhance healthcare delivery and improve their bottom line. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030326/DCW001LOGO ) The agreement delivers on the OAOHS strategy for incorporating leading edge technologies that help customers comply with increasingly complex regulations while lowering the cost of healthcare delivery. OAOHS systems enable payer and provider organizations to improve overall performance by streamlining workflow and increasing auto-adjudication rates to lower costs and improve member satisfaction. Solucient's AUTO-AUDIT(R) detects and corrects coding discrepancies, helping to avoid overpayments to providers. Peer-A-Med(R) transforms large amounts of provider data into actionable information that can help lower costs and improve patient outcomes. "The combination of our OAOHS best-in-class Health Benefit Information Systems with Solucient's innovative claims editing software will enable customers to enjoy an integrated electronic editing tool and robust functionality while dramatically lowering costs and providing them with an unprecedented ROI," said Wayne Owens, senior vice president, OAOHS Sales & Marketing. Tom Schramm, vice president, Solucient's Managed Care unit, said: "We are delighted to pair Solucient's innovative healthcare business information products with OAOHS best-of-breed systems. We anticipate healthcare users will recognize immediate and considerable productivity gains, cost savings and competitive advantage as a result." About OAO Technology Solutions (OAOT) OAOT operates across two lines of business: Managed IT and Healthcare IT solutions. As a partner to global outsourcers and major corporations, OAOT delivers managed IT solutions to commercial clients and government agencies worldwide. The Company's key offerings include: application management, IT infrastructure support, professional staffing services and healthcare IT solutions. Headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, the Company's 2,500+ employees work in over 200 locations throughout the world. For more information visit http://www.oaot.com/. About OAO HealthCare Solutions (OAOHS) OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc., (OAOHS) a wholly owned subsidiary of OAO Technology Solutions, located in Woodland Hills, California, is a leading provider of electronic health benefit information solutions designed to meet the specific business needs of healthcare payers and providers. Its fully integrated information solutions enable healthcare organizations to automate business processes, streamline operations, and improve workflow. Visit the OAO Healthcare Solutions web site at http://www.oaohs.com/. About Solucient Solucient is the leading source of health care business intelligence. The company provides comprehensive, results-oriented information to drive business growth, manage costs, and help deliver quality care. Solucient's expertise and proven solutions enable providers, payers, employers, and pharmaceutical companies to achieve results and realize value. For more information, visit http://www.solucient.com/. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: This news release contains statements that are forward-looking statements concerning future results, performance or expectations within the meaning of applicable federal and state securities laws. These statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or described. These risks include the risks and uncertainties relating to the difficulties of investments in infrastructure, expansion of business offerings, opportunities in the marketplace, future financial results and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030326/DCW001LOGO DATASOURCE: OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Ambre Chevalier of OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc., +1-888-699-9016; or Deborah Starke, of OAO Technology Solutions, +1-301-486-2383, Web site: http://www.oaot.com/ http://www.oaohs.com/ http://www.solucient.com/

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